Lin Ye, Qian Renxue Begin Divine Trial! The First Angelic Trial

[Angel Nine Trials, First Trial: Traverse the Angel Light. Under the pressure of the Angel Light, cross the 1000-meter Angel Path to reach the finish line. Time limit: one year.]

Traverse the Angel Light? Could this first trial be the same as the Sea God's Sea God's Light? Lin Ye pondered.

If it were truly a similar trial, then cultivating under this divine light would allow his soul power to increase several times faster than in the outside world.

He could grow rapidly in a short amount of time!

"For the next period, I will accompany you both until the trial is complete. Xiaoxue, disciple, follow me."

Qian Daoliu led the two to the site of the trial: the Angel Path.

This Angel Path had no stairs; it slanted upward at roughly a forty-five-degree angle, pointing directly toward the massive disc in the sky.

The path was golden.

The thousand-meter path was entirely shrouded in Angel Light.

"You only have one year to complete the first trial."

"Crossing the thousand-meter Angel Path is extremely difficult for your current realms. Remember, you must exert double, triple, or even quadruple the effort over the next year to have any hope of completing this trial," Qian Daoliu warned.

"Is it really that difficult? Let me try first!" Qian Renxue said, full of confidence.

"Martial Soul Possession, Six-Winged Angel!"

She finally released her Martial Soul in front of Lin Ye for the first time. Beneath her feet, yellow, yellow, and purple rings emerged; her current Soul Power Level was 36.

She was a full 22 levels higher than Lin Ye!

However, the Angel Wings on her back currently only had two wings.

A Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul starts with only two wings; it reaches four wings at level 60, and only at level 90 does it take on its true, most powerful form—six wings!

Seeing this, Qian Daoliu sighed inwardly: Sigh, Xiaoxue was already a level 33 Soul Elder at nine years old. If those two years spent at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace hadn't delayed her cultivation, she would have already been a Soul Ancestor.

Qian Renxue took a step onto the path, and a terrifying pressure descended, causing her expression to change drastically: "What terrifying pressure!"

She felt as if a thousand pounds were pressing down on her; her body and feet were pinned to the spot, making it difficult to move.

Gritting her teeth, Qian Renxue pushed forward against the pressure.

But she only managed to reach ten meters before her strength failed and she was ejected.

Her expression turned grave: "Even going all out, I could only reach ten meters!!"

"This trial is truly difficult!"

"Let me try as well." Lin Ye stepped onto the path.

Qian Renxue gave a disdainful smile: Heh, I have level 36 soul power and only made it to 10 meters; this guy will probably hit his limit at 3 meters, right?

However!

What happened next completely exceeded Qian Renxue's expectations.

He quickly crossed the three-meter mark and reached the five-meter position!

"Five meters! How is this possible!" Qian Renxue's smile vanished, her face filled with shock.

But it wasn't over yet!

Lin Ye then stepped past the six-meter mark!

He finally exhausted his strength at seven meters and was sent flying back.

Qian Renxue was stunned: "Seven meters! He's only a one-ring Soul Master and he made it to seven meters? That's only three meters less than me, isn't it? How did he do that!"

Seeing the shock on Qian Renxue's face, Lin Ye smiled to himself: I've consumed ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber; my physique is now even stronger than a Soul Grand Master's, so how could I be that far behind you?

"Hey, you... did you master some kind of trick? Otherwise, how could a one-ring soul master reach seven meters just like that?" Qian Renxue couldn't help but ask.

"Even if there were a trick, I wouldn't tell you! After all, we are competitors, aren't we?" Lin Ye grinned.

"Tch, fine, don't tell me. You still won't be faster than me anyway," Qian Renxue said with a haughty air.

"That's not necessarily true."

"Is that so! Then let's have a contest. Let's see who completes the first trial first, shall we?"

"Fine! You're on."

A competitive spirit surged within both of them.

Lin Ye and Qian Renxue were both ignited with unprecedented fighting spirit and drive, charging into the Angel Light simultaneously.

The Angel Nine Trials, which belonged to them, had officially begun!

The two began to try again and again, being ejected time after time. Each attempt left them utterly exhausted, but they knew no fatigue; as soon as they recovered their strength and soul power, they set off once more.

After ten attempts.

Lin Ye discovered that the longer he stayed within the Angel Light, the more his body adapted to the pressure of the divine light, allowing him to go further.

When he was finally able to sit and meditate on the Angel Path, Lin Ye immediately began trying to cultivate under the pressure of the Angel Light.

Lin Ye was pleasantly surprised: "It's true! Cultivating in here increases soul power at least twice as fast as in the outside world!"

After confirming this.

He began spending two-thirds of his day cultivating his Soul Power and one-third walking the Angel Path.

"Why has this guy started cultivating?" Qian Renxue was a bit puzzled, but she paid it no mind and continued to push forward.

But after three days, Lin Ye had spent almost the entire time cultivating.

Qian Renxue was truly curious now. She walked over to Lin Ye's side and asked, "Hey, I'm almost at fifty meters, why are you still cultivating? Did you realize you couldn't beat me and just gave up?"

Since she would find out sooner or later anyway, Lin Ye didn't mind being generous and telling Qian Renxue, "Under the pressure of the Angel Light, the speed of Soul Power growth is doubled. You can try it yourself."

"Really?" Qian Renxue looked suspicious, but she immediately sat down to give it a try.

Her surprise turned into pleasant shock: "It really is!"

"At this speed, my Soul Power can increase rapidly; as long as my Soul Power Level rises, I will naturally be able to walk further on the Angel Path." Qian Renxue realized this, and her heart filled with joy.

She looked at Lin Ye with a bit more goodwill in her eyes: "Thanks."

"No need for thanks. We're each taking our own test; just don't interfere with me."

"Tch, you're just a tiny one-ring Soul Master who can't even catch up to me, why would I bother interfering with you?"

"Is that so? I hope you can keep that confidence."

The two of them bickered back and forth.

For the next period of time, Qian Renxue followed Lin Ye's rhythm, alternating between cultivation and the trial, and both of their Soul Powers grew at a rapid pace.

In just one month, Lin Ye's Soul Power broke through from level 14 to level 15!

"So fast! One level in a single month!" Lin Ye's face showed his joy.

The second month, level 16!

The third month, level 17!

Lin Ye was truly increasing his Soul Power by one level every month!

The fourth month, level 18!

The fifth month, level 19!

His Soul Power was surging at an astonishing speed!

The sixth month!

Bang!

A faint ripple of energy emanated from Lin Ye's body, and his Soul Power broke through to level 20 in one go!

"I broke through!"

"I've reached level 20, and it only took me half a year!" Lin Ye was incredibly excited.

This feeling was simply amazing!

At the same time.

Qian Renxue also broke through to level 40 at the same moment, having gained 4 levels of Soul Power in half a year.

Both of them had broken through, reaching the requirements to absorb a Soul Ring.

As for their progress on the Angel Path after half a year, Qian Renxue had reached 460 meters!

Lin Ye had reached 410 meters!

"Not bad, you broke through too! Then let's go, let's ask Grandfather to take us to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain our Soul Rings."